State v. Augustine

DONIELSON, Presiding Judge.

On appeal from her conviction for the reckless use of fire, Iowa Code § 712.5, defendant argues the district court erred in 1) admitting highly prejudicial hearsay evidence during trial; and 2) overruling her motion for a verdict of acquittal. We affirm.

From the evidence at trial, the jury could have found the following facts: On October 10, 1987, defendant’s mobile home caught fire. At the time of the fire, defendant, her husband, her stepdaughter, Tammy Augustine Boltz, and her granddaughter, Melody, were in the residence.

When the fire was discovered, defendant’s…